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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


Most viewed - Virginia Counties
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Rocky Hollow School538 viewsCourtesy of Dean Adams, Chilhowie, VA.
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pocahontascoal1907.jpg538 viewsThis circa 1905 photograph shows a block of coal 12 feet thick at Pocahontas, Virginia.
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100_1894.jpg538 viewsThis house is actually a duplex, and housed workers at Fields Woolen Mill at Mouth of Wilson. Photo November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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wittenmill.jpg537 viewsThis view of the ruins of Witten's Mill was made in the early 20th century.
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100_1881.jpg537 viewsThe 1908 Grayson County Court House is in the foreground, and the new court house is in the background. Photo November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Meadowview - Health Clinic536 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Octooher 2007.
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rushcrk.jpg535 viewsTaken in 1978, this photo shows the "Old Log Church" before it was remodelled. This structure was built in 1822 and is still used as a church. Click here for the church's website. A Survey of the church's cemetery may be found here.
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Rugby - Bird's Eye View535 viewsRUGBY, VA. / FROM GRAYSON HIGHLANDS / JUNE 16, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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whitetopbc.jpg534 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2003
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Picture 135.jpg534 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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smythhall.jpg534 viewsThis is the Agriculturial Sciences section of the Virginia Tech Campus from a 1960s postcard.
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decorationday~0.jpg534 viewsDecoration Day at Haw Orchard Baptist Church Cemetery is the 2nd Sunday in August. This photo is from 1979 and was taken by Jeff Weaver.
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